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New state health movement requirements for deer, elk

AUSTIN -- The Texas Animal Health Commission has new intrastate movement requirements in place for elk, red deer, Sika deer, moose, and their hybrids, all of which are considered susceptible to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). White-tailed deer and mule deer are also susceptible species to CWD but remain under the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s movement regulations.

According to a July Texas Animal Health Commission press release, the new animal health commission movement rule replaces the previous rule, which applied only to elk and required testing animals based on the number being moved. The state animal health agency worked closely with cervid industry representatives to develop new rules that provide traceability and CWD surveillance of elk, red deer, Sika deer, moose, and their hybrids, while removing the requirement to sacrifice healthy animals for testing purposes.

When transporting CWD susceptible species, owners are required to apply an official identification device to the animals being moved, complete and submit a CWD Susceptible Species Movement Record, and provide a current estimated inventory of the herd of origin. In addition, owners are required to provide documentation of negative CWD test results on 20 percent of all eligible mortalities in the herd on an annual basis to the Texas Animal Health Commission. Eligible mortalities are those occurring after June 12, in herd members 16 months of age and older, including hunter harvested animals and animals sent to slaughter. The necessary forms, instructions, complete rules and additional information may be obtained at the Texas Animal Health Commission website or by contacting a local Texas Animal Health Commission Region Office.

Herd owners are not required to meet the 20 percent mortality testing requirement when transporting animals to a state or federally inspected slaughter facility. These animals count as eligible mortalities for the herd, however, so owners are encouraged to test these animals as well as those harvested by hunters to ensure the herd meets the 20 percent testing requirement for future movements. Negative CWD results must be obtained on at least one out of five eligible mortalities to qualify a herd to move live animals to another premise.